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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 828 · 12 questions
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Reading tip (The facts are in the lines): Read the facts one by one. Find the sentence that talks about the thing in the question. True or false: true only if the passage says it.

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  1. 1.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What is a baby cow called?
    (a) a calf (b) a chick (c) a kid (d) a cub
  2. 2.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What colour are chicks?
    (a) green (b) yellow (c) blue (d) black
  3. 3.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    What does a fish swim with?
    (a) its tail only (b) its fins (c) its legs (d) its wings
  4. 4.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    Where do birds lay eggs?
    (a) in a box (b) in a pond (c) in a hive (d) in a nest
  5. 5.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    What do trees give us?
    (a) fruit and shade (b) rain and snow (c) honey and wool (d) milk and eggs
  6. 6.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    True or false: Chicks are big and black.
    (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    Which word in the passage means “very pretty”?
    (a) blue (b) bird (c) green (d) beautiful
  8. 8.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which animal is this about?
    (a) a giraffe (b) an elephant (c) a horse (d) a camel
  9. 9.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What colour is snow?
    (a) white (b) blue (c) black (d) grey
  10. 10.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees live?
    (a) in a nest (b) in a den (c) in a hive (d) in a hole
  11. 11.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    True or false: A frog can live only in water.
    (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    What do ants carry?
    (a) eggs only (b) stones (c) water (d) food

Answer key

  1. a calf
  2. yellow
  3. its fins
  4. in a nest
  5. fruit and shade
  6. False
  7. beautiful
  8. an elephant
  9. white
  10. in a hive
  11. False
  12. food

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